burgess brothers landfill

RTE 9

The 3-acre Burgess Brothers Landfill Site is located on the Woodford and Bennington town line. The site borders the Green Mountain National Forest. Burgess Brothers Construction Company operated the facility as a sand pit, salvage yard, and landfill from the 1940s until the mid-1970s. Union Carbide Corp.'s Bennington Plant disposed of wastes from battery manufacturing at the site, an unknown quantity of lead sludge, and the equivalent of 47,780 drums of hazardous wastes. The wastes were dumped into and buried in unlined settling lagoons located on the landfill. Studies have determined that soils, groundwater, and surface water both on and downgradient of the site are contaminated with heavy metals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The area surrounding the site is largely rural and is sparsely populated, but 13,900 people live within 3 miles of the site. Residents use drinking water from private and public wells; the nearest well is located approximately 1 mile from the site. A spring that is used to supply drinking water to a portion of the town of Bennington is approximately 1 mile to the west of the site. Barney Brook and the Waloomsic River are located within 3 miles downgradient of the site; both are used for recreation. A freshwater wetland is located at the toe of the landfill.

Hazardous Ranking Score

53 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 1
Phone: (888) 372-7341
Fax: (617) 918-0101

Outside New England:
(617) 918-1111

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        1,285

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $55,722

        Average Income

        498

        Occupied homes

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